Suzanne Bonamici

Democrat · U.S. House, Oregon District 1

Bonamici backed the April 2024 package while condemning how Netanyahu responded in Gaza, then co-sponsored Block the Bombs, calling it “a moral imperative that we expedite an end to the suffering”. In 2026 she voted to cut $3.3 billion from U.S. aid to Israel. She has long backed defensive aid.

Bonamici has represented Oregon’s 1st District since 2012. Her six recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on the April 2024 supplemental, No on the other three aid measures, No on the amendment to cut $500 million for Israeli missile-defense programs, Yes on the 2026 amendment to cut $3.3 billion from aid to Israel.

Her April 2024 statement holds both halves of her position: "I have long supported defensive military assistance, like Iron Dome, because it saves countless lives", paired with "I strongly disagree with how Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Netanyahu-aligned Israeli leaders have responded in Gaza. The death and destruction have been devastating and unacceptable." She would have preferred a defensive-only bill.

By August 2025 she co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act restricting offensive transfers, writing that "starvation is rampant, and much of Gaza has been destroyed", that she does not support "the Israeli government’s current military approach, which is killing far too many Palestinian civilians", and that "This bill is a call for change, and I see it as a moral imperative that we expedite an end to the suffering."

In August 2025 she joined Oregon’s delegation statement condemning antisemitic vandalism at the Oregon Jewish Museum while insisting "We should not, however, equate legitimate and necessary criticism of the current Israeli government with antisemitism." As Education Committee Ranking Member she has pressed on campus antisemitism since 2023 while accusing Republicans of politicizing the hearings. Her November 2023 statements and a January 2024 Jewish-House-Democrats statement are on the research page.

Tracked votes: opposed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 4 of 6 recorded votes.

Research

U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel

U.S. aid to Palestinians

Characterization of the conflict

Related rhetoric and lobbying

Safety and antisemitism

Race and status context

Also in this race: Barbara Kahl (Republican) · All Oregon candidates.

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